Shin Kanemaru
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金丸 信 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kanemaru in 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 22 July 1986 – 6 November 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Masayoshi Ito (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kiichi Miyazawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 23 May 1958 – 21 October 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Toyohei Ogino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mitsuo Horiuchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Yamanashi at-large | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 September 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 1996 (aged 81) Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Agriculture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | 2nd Company, Telegraph Triple Corps, Kwantung Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shin Kanemaru (金丸 信 Kanemaru Shin, 17 September 1914 – 28 March 1996) was a Japanese politician who was a significant figure in the political arena of Japan from the 1970s to the early 1990s.[1] He was also Director General of the Japan Defense Agency from 1977 to 1978.
Early life and career
Kanemaru was born in Suwa village (now Minami-arupusu city), Yamanashi Prefecture on 17 September 1914, to a moderately wealthy sake brewer family. His father was also involved in local politics.[2][3] He attended the Tokyo University of Agriculture, but was more interested judo than academics. After graduating he became a taught biology and judo at a junior high school in Yamanashi Prefecture.
He was conscripted into the army and served briefly in the Kwantung Army in 1938. He was discharged due to illness and returned to Japan.[4] After his military service, he entered into the sake brewing business and was later involved in the concrete and souvenir businesses.[4] He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the faction of Noboru Takeshita.
Arrest and indictment
In 1992, he was indicted in the Sagawa Kyubin corruption scandal. He was charged with evading taxes on payments he had received from construction companies that were seeking political influence. He resigned and was arrested on 13 March 1993 after authorities found at least $51 million in bearer bonds and hundreds of pounds of gold stored at his home.[5]
Personal life
He has a son, Shingo Shin.[6] Kanemaru died in Yamanashi on 28 March 1996 at the age of 81.[3]
References
- ^ Uldis Kruze (January 2015). Shin Kanemaru and the Tragedy of Japan's Political System. Palgrave Pivot. ISBN 9781137457363. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Schlesinger 1999, pp. 161–162.
- ^ a b "Shin Kanemaru". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b Pollack, Andrew (29 March 1996). "Shin Kanemaru, 81, Kingmaker in Japan Toppled by Corruption". The New York Times.
- ^ John E. Woodruff (10 March 1993). "Fallen politician in Japan had amassed $51 million". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ "Japanese delegation arrives in N. Korea". Yonhap News Agency. September 14, 2019. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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Sources
- William H. Cooper, Japan-U.S. Trade: The Construction Services Issue, U.S. Congressional Research Service: Report for Congress 93-957, November 4, 1993.
- Schlesinger, Jacob M. (1999). Shadow Shoguns: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Postwar Political Machine. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804734578.